MSFinals-3300

MSFinals-3300

You are asked to review a 32-year-old woman, who is breastfeeding on day two post-emergency Caesarean section, because her wound is tender. On examination, you notice that the skin surrounding the wound is erythematosus, with a small amount of yellow discharge. There is no wound dehiscence. The area is tender on examination. Observations are stable, and the patient is apyrexial. You send a swab from the wound for culture. She has an allergy to penicillin.
Which of the following is the best next step in this patient’s management?